Chapter 69

She tried to stop herself but couldn't and without thinking, she called his number.

Liam was thinking about the meeting when his cell phone rang, he shrieked his eyes when he saw Aurora's number flashing on the screen. He smirked and let the phone ring about four times before accepting the call.

"Why are you still awake Little one?" He asked her.

Aurora closed her eyes hearing his deep sensual voice. Her heart raced at a faster speed. But hearing the question she asked she felt like a complete fool. Too much for giving herself importance first in this relationship. She cursed her stupidity yet again. A thought came to her mind: what was their relationship?

"No, I have a new design and wanted to ask when will you come back so that I can work on the other one." She tried to cover up for calling him because she was missing him.

"Are you sure that's the reason you called me little one? Are not you missing me?" He drawled,

in his deep voice.

"Why would I miss you?" She asked protectively.

Liam smiled, "I will be back tomorrow, little one and when I come back I want this charade to be over between us and I am taking you on a date and this time, you will accept my proposal."

Aurora thinned her lips, "Is this an order, Liam?"

"Yes, order from my heart to your heart. Dress up nicely for your first serious date, Aurora," saying that he ended the call.

Aurora was stunned hearing his order, for a few minutes she was stunned but then a small smile came to her face. "Date?" Just like that the smile disappeared.

"Please let me move on Gabe. Please pick up the call and free me from this guilt."

She once again tried calling Gabriel and once again the phone was switched off.

She jerked her phone away from her ear in anger and walked inside the room in frustration.

The next day, Aurora was having lunch with Emily and Alexandrio. "Do you guys know that it's only been a day since you both started dating and you already have a fight with each other?"

"She started it." Alexandria pointed out.

"Yes, because I don't want to be judged by anyone, Xandro."

"Xandro?" Aurora asked, raising a brow.

"Short for Alexandrio," Emily replied before turning towards her boyfriend. "And I am right to do so. You are not getting the point I am trying to say. You can't just buy a whole company for me. That's not how I want my relationship to be with you. I don't want to be called…"

Before she could finish the sentence, Alexandrio clasped her hand into his. "Who will call you what? I am doing it because I want to settle a score with that bastard for making you cry, he deserves to pay…"

Emily's eyes watered, Alexandrio pulled her in his embrace. Aurora smiled seeing them like this.

Is this how a lover makes you feel? Safe and protected. I never feel like this with Gabriel. He never made me feel like this, never.

She cleared her throat, it was clear that they both needed privacy. Moreover, she needs to dress up for her date with Liam. Aurora searched for the best dress for tonight and after searching for almost two hours she decided to wear her favourite red coloured off-shoulder silk dress.

"You look beautiful, Aurora. Beautiful!" She bit her lip in shyness,

Aurora's cell home rang, she glanced at the caller ID. Her smile widened seeing the name flashing on the screen of her phone. It was none other than Liam Knight.

"Hello…" her voice came out as a sensual whisper, making her close her eyes embarrassingly.

"Good evening Little one, I called to inform you that I will pick you up in two hours."

She left a shaky breath, his voice made her heart dance in excitement. "I will be waiting for you."

"See you soon, little one," he said with a chuckle and ended the call.

Liam leaned back in his car seat leisurely, smiling. He knew that Aurora's heart was in his hands now. He got what he wanted from her, now she will say yes to his proposal and half of his problems are going to vanish, he was worried about the other halves.

The outsiders and the masked man.

Alessio didn't accept his friendship nor deny it. The bastard didn't give him any answer; on the contrary, he asked Liam to prove his words about friendship. If his consignment passed Liam's territory safely he would consider it a step further in business.

Liam was stuck between Dmitri and Alessio. They were hawks but Liam was an Eagle who knew how to hunt his prey, just this time his prey knew too well how to hide.

But now was not the time to think about Outsiders, he needed to give Ethan the happy news about his daughter, with a proud smile he called his would-be father in law who accepted his call the third ring.

"Liam," came the curt greeting from the other end.

"Good evening, Ethan."

"I hope this time you called to finally give some good news."

Liam chuckled. "Start preparing for your daughter's engagement soon, Ethan. I am taking her out on a date and tonight I will ask her to be my girlfriend. I called to remind you about our deal. In the next commission meeting, it would be you who will support me in the election of commission head."

Ethan arched his brows. "First, propose to my daughter and if she tells me this then I will support you in the meeting to be chosen as the head of the commission."

"She will call you tonight to give you the happy news herself," saying that Liam ended the call.

Meanwhile, Aurora smiled when the doorbell of her home rang. She checked herself one more time in the mirror, once satisfied with her look, picked her handbag and ran to the door and opened it wide with an excited face.

"I missed you, Liam…"

"Who Liam?"

Aurora's heart stiffened and her eyes broadened seeing the man standing in front of her. "You!" She asked, bewildered seeing the man who she was trying to call for days standing in front of her.

Gabriel James.